A Perinatal Nurse Is Assessing a Woman Who Is Approximately

question 47

Multiple Choice

A perinatal nurse is assessing a woman who is approximately 10 weeks pregnant.The woman smells like cigarette smoke.What actions by the nurse are best?

• A) Advise her to stop smoking now so that the baby can be of normal weight.
• B) Ask the woman if either she or her partner smokes.
• C) Determine how many cigarettes she smokes a day.
• D) Describe the behavior problems her child may develop.
• E) Explain that nicotine deprives the fetus of oxygen.

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Definitions:

Genetically

Pertains to genes and the hereditary material passed from parents to offspring, influencing traits and characteristics.

Fertilized Ovum

A cell that results from the fertilization of an ovum (egg) by a sperm, marking the beginning of a human life.

Genetic Material

The molecules (mainly DNA or RNA) within cells that carry the genetic instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known organisms.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell, containing the genetic information necessary for the development of a new organism.